Loom temple



.lauf/9', 1945. A. ARLEQUEEUW 2,366,994

y LOOM TEMPLE Filed Aug. 10, 1945 FORWARD PS,T',ON Seu/Ass o LOTTA M OF-REED INVENTOR ATToRNEYsL 'the fabric.

Patented Jan. 9, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENTr OFFICE 4LooM TEMPLE y Alois Arlequeeuw, Providence, R2. I.

Application August 10, 1943,` Serial No. 498,053

' s claims. (Crise-301i This invention relates to a loom temple and lmore particularlyv to `themounting of the loom temple so that itwill have the proper position in -theloom f.

In the mounting of a loom temple on the breast beam of a loom it is usual to provide some 'sort of a base plate which is secured toy the'breast beam and to then mount a suitable support for the temple roll on this plate. In order that the fabric maintain its properalignment it is necessarythat the temple roll be properly adjusted as tofposition, both for the Apurpose of directing` the travel of the fabric in'its own plane and also to maintain the correct horizontal position of the fabric. In order to-maintain this proper position of the temple roll it has beeny customary to pack some spacing material between the base plate and the breast beam so vasto change the plane of the plateto in turn changey the axis of. the temple roll. This packing may occur either alongl the front or back edge ofthe base plate or at one end of the other in order to change the. plane of the base and' in turn change the position'of theaXis or the temple. roll. Such a matter of adjustment ispainstakingand clumsy. 1 One ofthe objects of this. invention 'is to provide a mounting for the temple roll support vso that adjustment of the temple roll may takev place without changing the base plate on the breast beam of the loom.l ij

Another object of vthis. invention isvto provide :a1-'mounting fori the rsupportv for the templeiroll so that the. position of this rollmay be universally adjusted withoutchanging the positionfof the base plate Von the breast of the loom. f

Another object of the invention. is to provide for: an adjustment'of the base plate along the breast beam of the loom. so as to differentlyspace the temples whichengage *the opposite edges of Another object of the invention-is to provide by means of adjustment of thetemple an arrange-A ment. to reducev chafing. of the cloth by reason. ci" drawing in excessivelyy after it'` leaves the reed;

Another object ofthe invention is to prorvide an adjustment of" the temple roll so as to .prevent skips of the shuttle as it passes between.Vv the warps. l Another object of the: invention is: to provide by reason/of the adjustment of the temple rollan arrangementen that. .the vshuttle r'will not strikethis invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section online 2--2 cf Fig. 1;

Fig. 3ris a transverse section on line 3 3' of Fig; 1;

a mounting lwhich maybe easily Asubstituted for the present mounting of the supports for temple rolls while. .utilizing thel main and more expensive part of the'temple as a Whole.

With these andv other objects inview", the invention consists of certain novel features of con-- struction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figyl is a top plan-view illustrating the temple and its associated mechanism which enter into Fig; Llis a perspective exploded View of the base,

the carrier member, the bolt' and securing washer for holding'the carrier' member and base to gether;

l Fig. 5 is a perspective-view of the underside of the Washer shown in Fig; 4;

Fig. 6 is a' diagrammatic View' illustrating the edge of Vthe fabric as raised and deecting the shuttle upwardlyl causing it to strike the edge of 'the box Which situation my invention may overcome by' adjustment ofgthe temple;

, Fig'. 7 is a diagrammatic view' illustrating al fault which may occur by reason of the shifting of the temple roll support about an' axisA perpendicular to the plane of the travel of the cloth which will causel chafing` of the' fabric.

rIn proceeding with this invention instead of flxedly supporting a base uponv the breast beam and providing a track thereon along which a carrier member may slide for differently spacing loom temples at either side of the fabricl I have provided a base platel which may be longitudinally adjustable across the breast beam of the loom for various positioning the temples on either side of the loom to accommodatey fabrics of different widths vand have provided upon such adjustable base plate an .arrangement for mounting the supportfor thev temple roll so that the support may' 'be universally' adjustedto swing the roll axis Vwhich bolts 40 extend into the holes mounting surface 35.

size to snugly fit the recess I6 is located therein j `With the wood screw I9 extending therethrough having a counter-sunk opening for the head of the screw I9 by which arrangement a smooth top surface across the base is provided so that the fabric may be drawn thereover without danger of abrading the fabric while the base plate may l be firmly clamped in any desired position to be adjusted to a different position by loosening this clamping member and sliding the base plate I5 lengthwise of itself beneath these clamping rectangular members I8. This adjustment provides for positioning the temple rolls for fabrics of different widths.

At the center of the base plate I5 there is located a mound-like projection which presents a convex surface generally conforming to the surface of a sphere, a threaded central opening 2l is located in this portion so that the axis of the opening is at right-angles to the gener-al plane of the base.

A carrier member designated generally 22 (see Fig. 4) has a body portion 23 and a concavoconvex portion 24 providing an under concave portion 25 of a shape to t the convex surface of the mound-like portion 20, both being on substantially the samev radius whereby these surfaces may slide one over the other in close tting relation. The upper part 26 is also convex and for convenience may follow an arc of curvature on` a little greater radius than that of the concave surface 25 beneath. The binding washer 21 has a central opening 28 provided `with an under surface 29 of a convex shape to fit the surface 26 while its upper surface 30 is flat to be engaged by the under portion of the head 3I of a binding bolt 32 which extends through the opening 28 of the washer, through a larger opening 33 in the carrier member 22 and into the threaded opening 2I in the mound portion 20 of the base. While the openings 28 and 2I lit the bolt 32 the opening 33 in the carrier is much larger as illustrated in Fig. 2 which enables this carrier to be slid about the spherical surface of the base and beneath the washer so that adjustment may occur in any one of a multiplicity of planes passing through the axis of the bolt 32 as a center while at the same time this carrier may be swung around this bolt as a pivot axis at right angles to the axis of the bolt which arrangement provides for swinging in three different planes at right angles to each other for adjustment of the carrier with reference to the base.

The carrier member 22 is provided with a` mounting surface 35 having a rib v 36 and bolt holes 31 to receive the casing38 which has a groove 4I to receive the rib and a slot 39 through 31 to adjustably mount the casing in position on the This casing may be ad justed at right angles to the general extent of the base and along the rib 36 by loosening the bolts 40.

Within the casing 38 the temple bar 42 is resiliently mounted by means of springs 43 which permit some yielding motion to occur by reason ofthe bar I42 sliding into the casing in a known manner.

An arcuate shell 43a is carried by the bar 42 while beneath it the temple rolls 44 are mounted to each pivot about an axis which is at an angle to the general plane of the fabric. The rolls are each provided with small pins to engage the cloth so as to hold the same against slipping inwardly and at the same time drawing the cloth outwardly to maintain it at substantially the full reed width until after it passes beyond the temples and approaches the breast beam of the loom, being substantially narrower as this crosses the breast beam I0.

The carrier member 22 is provided with an inclined flaring under surface-IIB which will enable the fabric to pass beneath it as it travels over the breast beam.

Should wear occur on the casing or temple bar the fabric may lift at its edge as shown in Fig. 5 and' cause the shuttle to be lifted so that it will strike the edge of the box. IThis will be corrected by tilting the carrier member 22 to lower the templerolls. W hen the casing so wears as to permit late-ral play of the bar 42 in the plane of the fabric, an adjustment may be needed of the carrier member 22 by tilting it around an axis parallel to the slot Il so as to raise or lower bar 42 at its outer end. Other adjustments because of wear may take place about the axis of the bolt 32 as a pivot.

By this arrangement it will be readily apparent that the temple roll may be substantially universally adjusted by its axis being shifted in any one of the three planes at right angles to each other, all by means of loosening one bolt. positioning the temple roll as desired and then tightening this bolt. Simplicity is thus very readily apparent and the common fault which usually comes from misalignment of the temple rolls may be cured Without changing the base or packing one or the other edges thereof and without shifting the base unless it becomes necessary to make a change for a different width cloth.

I claim:

1. A loom temple having in combination, a base, a carrier member, said base and member being provided with intertting convex and concave surfaces corresponding to portions of the surface of a sphere of substantially the same radius to enable one to slidably move about the other in a multiplicity of directions, the convex surface part being provided with a threaded hole, a binding bolt therein with a clamping washer beneath its head, the concave surface Dart being provided with an opening through whichsaid bolt extends and of a. diameter to permit rocking of the parts in different directions and a temple roll and support therefor mounted on said member whereby adjustmentA in different planes may be had by manipulation of said bolt. f

2. A loom temple having in combination, a base provided with a raised Support having a surface corresponding to a portion of a s'phere ,and a threaded openingextending centrally thereof, a carrier member having a portion thereof provided With a concave surface corresponding substantially to the same radius as that of the surface of said support and in contact therewith and slidably movable about said support in a multiplicity of directions,. a'binding bolt in said threaded opening, a clamping washer between the port in contact therewith `and slidably -movablev head of said bolt and said carrier member, said concave surface having an opening through which said bolt extends and of a diameter to permit rocking of the parts in diierent directions and a temple roll and support therefor mounted on said member whereby adjustment in different planes may be had by relative movement of said carrier member on said support.`

3. A loom temple having in combination, a base having a centrally disposed raised support provided with a surface corresponding to a. portion of a sphere and having a threaded opening extending centrally thereof, a carrier member having a vconcavo-convex portion and with the concave surface corresponding substantially to the vsame radius as that of the surface of said supabout said support in a multiplicity of. directions,

ay clamping washer having a concavesurface corresponding substantially to the convex portion of said carrier and resting thereon, a bolt in said threaded opening extending through said washer and said concave-convex portion for binding said parts to each other, said concavo-convex portion having an opening through which said bolt extends and of a diameter to permit locking of the concavo-convex portion on ,said support when said bolt is loosened, and a temple roll and support therefor mounted on said member whereby adjustment in diiierent planes may be had by relative movement of said carrier member on said support. i

' ALOIS ARLEQUEE'UW. 

